{"id":2475,"date":"2009-12-14T09:18:48","date_gmt":"2009-12-14T14:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yousuckatcraigslist.com\/?p=2475"},"modified":"2009-12-06T13:26:26","modified_gmt":"2009-12-06T18:26:26","slug":"ysac-vol-515-wanna-grow-up-to-be-a-de-acer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yousuckatcraigslist.com\/?p=2475","title":{"rendered":"YSaC, Vol. 515: Wanna grow up to be a De Acer."},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m sure there are great deals to be found in the Computer<\/em> section of Craigslist. These, however, are not two of them.<\/p>\n

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Sony Vaio laptop,windows xp, wireless,dvd\/cdrw,office – $275<\/h2>\n
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fabulous sony vaio laptop, with windows xp, wireless built in, dvd\/cdrw, has office programs, antivirus
\nworks great , battery lasts close to 3 hours too !!!<\/p>\n

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Sony Vaio laptop, you say? Does Sony frequently<\/em> advertise their products with their competitor’s name emblazoned across the screen? That wouldn’t happen to be a random screenshot you yoinked from a website, would it? No, of course not.<\/p>\n

Or how about this:<\/p>\n

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HP 2Ghz Tower & Flat Panel System – $150<\/h2>\n
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2.0 Ghz Pentium 4, 1GB RAM, 80GB Hard Drive, DVD read, CD read-write drives, matching keyboard and mouse, 15″ LCD flat panel monitor, Windows XP Pro.<\/p>\n

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Michael sent this one in, saying, “Ok, I’m all for trying to make your posting look good, but… when the headline says “Flat Panel System” I expect a flat panel monitor. I don’t even see a flat SCREEN there. It’s not an LCD, it’s a CRT, with a curved surface. I’m not sure if I should flag it for false advertising.. but anyone who will see that picture and think “flat panel” deserves it, I suppose.<\/p>\n

Also, that’s not an HP. I don’t know what it is, but it’s not an HP. If it IS, it’s FAR older than a 2ghz model, more like 200mhz model. And for $150? I can go to walmart and buy a laptop with a dual core Athlon and 3gb of RAM, double the hard drive size, and an actual FLAT PANEL (it’s a laptop after all) for $250. Why…<\/p>\n

My head hurts. Remind me to never look for computer parts on Craigslist again :(”<\/p>\n

I’m going to have to trust Michael’s commentary here, since I’m a Mac girl myself. (Dan is a PC, which means we’re a mixed marriage. We’re raising the cat platform-independently. She can make her mind up by herself when she’s ready.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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